Holyrood division · 26 May 2026, 14:00 · S7M-00105
Ambitious for Scotland
Carried
Majority 17
For: 72
Against: 55
Abstain: 0
Turnout: 127 of 129 MSPs voted (98%) · 2 did not vote.
At a glance The motion was carried by a margin of 17 votes. No MSPs voted against their party line.
How the parties voted
| Party | Position | For | Against | Abstain | Rebels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | For majority | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reform UK | Against majority | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Scottish Labour | Against majority | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Scottish Green Party | For majority | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party | Against majority | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Scottish Liberal Democrats | Against majority | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
The party positions and rebel counts are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
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For (72)
Holly BruceScottish Green Party · Glasgow Southside
Ariane BurgessScottish Green Party · Highlands and Islands (region)
Maggie ChapmanScottish Green Party · North East Scotland (region)
Iris DuaneScottish Green Party · Glasgow (region)
Ross GreerScottish Green Party · West Scotland (region)
Patrick HarvieScottish Green Party · Glasgow (region)
Kayleigh Kinross-O'NeillScottish Green Party · Edinburgh and Lothians East (region)
Kristopher LeaskScottish Green Party · Highlands and Islands (region)
Gillian MackayScottish Green Party · Central Scot and Lothians West (region)
Q ManivannanScottish Green Party · Edinburgh and Lothians East (region)
Cara McKeeScottish Green Party · West Scotland (region)
Laura MoodieScottish Green Party · South Scotland (region)
Kate NevensScottish Green Party · Edinburgh and Lothians East (region)
Mark RuskellScottish Green Party · Mid Scotland and Fife (region)
Lorna SlaterScottish Green Party · Edinburgh Central
George AdamScottish National Party · Paisley
Karen AdamScottish National Party · Banffshire and Buchan Coast
Clare AdamsonScottish National Party · Motherwell and Wishaw
Heather AndersonScottish National Party · Dundee City West
Tom ArthurScottish National Party · Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley
David BarrattScottish National Party · Cowdenbeath
Colin BeattieScottish National Party · Midlothian North
Dawn BlackScottish National Party · Angus North and Mearns
Steven BonnarScottish National Party · Uddingston and Bellshill
Gary BouseScottish National Party · Falkirk West
Alan BrownScottish National Party · Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley
Keith BrownScottish National Party · Clackmannanshire and Dunblane
Siobhian BrownScottish National Party · Ayr
Kate CampbellScottish National Party · Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent
Michelle CampbellScottish National Party · Renfrewshire North and Cardonald
Angela ConstanceScottish National Party · Almond Valley
Martyn DayScottish National Party · Falkirk East and Linlithgow
Bob DorisScottish National Party · Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill
Jackie DunbarScottish National Party · Aberdeen Donside
Jim FairlieScottish National Party · Perthshire South and Kinross-shire
Stephen FlynnScottish National Party · Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine
Stephen GethinsScottish National Party · Dundee City East
Zen GhaniScottish National Party · Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok
Patricia GibsonScottish National Party · Cunninghame South
Jenny GilruthScottish National Party · Mid Fife and Glenrothes
Hannah Mary GoodladScottish National Party · Shetland Islands
Neil GrayScottish National Party · Airdrie
Katie HagmannScottish National Party · Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Clare HaugheyScottish National Party · Rutherglen and Cambuslang
Jamie HepburnScottish National Party · Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Alex KerrScottish National Party · Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
Calum KerrScottish National Party · Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale
Simita KumarScottish National Party · Edinburgh South Western
David LindenScottish National Party · Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston
Fulton MacGregorScottish National Party · Coatbridge and Chryston
Ben MacphersonScottish National Party · Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith
Gillian MartinScottish National Party · Aberdeenshire East
Màiri McAllanScottish National Party · Clydesdale
Ivan McKeeScottish National Party · Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn
Paul McLennanScottish National Party · East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs
Stuart McMillanScottish National Party · Inverclyde
Marie McNairScottish National Party · Clydebank and Milngavie
Lloyd MelvilleScottish National Party · Angus South
Colm MerrickScottish National Party · Glasgow Anniesland
Jack MiddletonScottish National Party · Aberdeen Central
Jenni MintoScottish National Party · Argyll and Bute
Laura MitchellScottish National Party · Moray
Kirsten OswaldScottish National Party · Eastwood
Emma RoddickScottish National Party · Inverness and Nairn
Alyn SmithScottish National Party · Stirling
Shirley-Anne SomervilleScottish National Party · Dunfermline
Pauline StaffordScottish National Party · Bathgate
Collette StevensonScottish National Party · East Kilbride
John SwinneyScottish National Party · Perthshire North
Alison ThewlissScottish National Party · Glasgow Central
Maree ToddScottish National Party · Highlands and Islands (region)
David TorranceScottish National Party · Kirkcaldy
Against (55)
Max BannermanReform UK · Highlands and Islands (region)
Senga BeresfordReform UK · South Scotland (region)
Amanda BlandReform UK · Central Scot and Lothians West (region)
Victor CurrieReform UK · Highlands and Islands (region)
Thomas KerrReform UK · Glasgow (region)
David KirkwoodReform UK · South Scotland (region)
Jamie LanganReform UK · South Scotland (region)
Amanda LindsayReform UK · Central Scot and Lothians West (region)
Julie MacDougallReform UK · Mid Scotland and Fife (region)
Duncan MasseyReform UK · North East Scotland (region)
Helen McDadeReform UK · Mid Scotland and Fife (region)- Malcolm OffordReform UK · West Scotland (region)
Angela RossReform UK · Edinburgh and Lothians East (region)
Kim SchmulianReform UK · Glasgow (region)
Graham SimpsonReform UK · Central Scot and Lothians West (region)
Mark SimpsonReform UK · North East Scotland (region)
David SmithReform UK · West Scotland (region)
Miles BriggsScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · Edinburgh and Lothians East (region)
Alexander BurnettScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · Aberdeenshire West
Finlay CarsonScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · Galloway and West Dumfries
Tim EagleScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · Highlands and Islands (region)
Russell FindlayScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · West Scotland (region)
Murdo FraserScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · Mid Scotland and Fife (region)
Meghan GallacherScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · Central Scot and Lothians West (region)
Rachael HamiltonScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire
Craig HoyScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · Dumfriesshire
Liam KerrScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · North East Scotland (region)
Stephen KerrScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · Mid Scotland and Fife (region)
Irshad AhmedScottish Labour · Edinburgh and Lothians East (region)
Jackie BaillieScottish Labour · Dumbarton
Claire BakerScottish Labour · Mid Scotland and Fife (region)
Neil BibbyScottish Labour · West Scotland (region)
Katy ClarkScottish Labour · West Scotland (region)
Joe FaganScottish Labour · South Scotland (region)
Mark GriffinScottish Labour · Central Scot and Lothians West (region)
Daniel JohnsonScottish Labour · Edinburgh Southern
Joe LongScottish Labour · Mid Scotland and Fife (region)
Donald MacKinnonScottish Labour · Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Michael MarraScottish Labour · North East Scotland (region)
Pauline McNeillScottish Labour · Glasgow (region)
Carol MochanScottish Labour · South Scotland (region)
Katherine SangsterScottish Labour · Edinburgh and Lothians East (region)
Paul SweeneyScottish Labour · Glasgow (region)
Jenny YoungScottish Labour · Central Scot and Lothians West (region)
Andrew BaxterScottish Liberal Democrats · Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
Alex Cole-HamiltonScottish Liberal Democrats · Edinburgh North Western
Sanne Dijkstra-DownieScottish Liberal Democrats · Edinburgh Northern
Duncan DunlopScottish Liberal Democrats · South Scotland (region)
David GreenScottish Liberal Democrats · Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
Adam HarleyScottish Liberal Democrats · Strathkelvin and Bearsden
Morven-May MacCallumScottish Liberal Democrats · Highlands and Islands (region)
Liam McArthurScottish Liberal Democrats · Orkney Islands
Willie RennieScottish Liberal Democrats · Fife North East- Douglas LumsdenUnknown
Anas SarwarUnknown
Did not vote (2)
Kenneth GibsonNo Party Affiliation · Cunninghame North
Yi-pei Chou TurveyScottish Liberal Democrats · North East Scotland (region)
Source: the Scottish Parliament vote record.